This WBC image of Shohei Ohtani pitching vs. Mike Trout would be the coolest movie poster
The 2023 World Baseball Classic would always come down to Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, wouldn’t it?
In a matchup baseball fans had only previously dreamed of, Ohtani struck out Trout with two outs and no one on to win the WBC title for his native Japan. It was an epic moment Trout implied was only the beginning between the pair. (By the way: Yes, from any angle, Ohtani is so hard to get a hit against.)
Not that this glorious superstar battle needed any more hype, but a fan on Twitter (Kara Fagan/@karafagan) captured a ridiculously cool still frame of Ohtani vs. Trout. If you didn’t have the context, you’d think it was a movie poster for an incredible WBC final:
Caught this sick frame lol pic.twitter.com/00LQM0zhrb
— Kara Fagan (@karafagan) March 22, 2023
Can’t you see it now? A trailer with a deep voice telling us to be prepared for a dramatic baseball battle for the ages.
“Ohtani. Trout. The baseball world better be ready for these two worlds to COLLIDE.”
Okay, yeah. Where do I buy these tickets, and how?